(DAILY TRIBUNE) Palawan was never part of China. Senators Francis Tolentino and Jinggoy Estrada reiterated this on Sunday after several Chinese netizens claimed that the resource-rich island province is part of their territory. According to Tolentino, Palawan Island is part of Region IV-B, also known as MIMAROPA. “Maybe China should stop claiming Palawan. They should…
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(DAILY TRIBUNE) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday renewed his call for urgent amendments to the country’s “outdated” espionage laws following the recent arrest of an alleged Chinese spy and his two Filipino associates. Estrada had previously filed Senate Bill (SB) 2368, which seeks to modernize existing laws under Commonwealth Act 616 and…
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(DAILY TRIBUNE) The Sandiganbayan has affirmed its earlier ruling absolving Senator Jinggoy Estrada of direct and indirect bribery in relation to the alleged misappropriation of his P183-million pork barrel funds from 2004 to 2010. This, after the prosecution petitioned that the anti-graft court “gravely erred” in reversing its verdict in August, finding Estrada not criminally…
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(TRIBUNE) The Philippine defense sector must prepare the country’s first responders against chemical attacks, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said Tuesday, as he pushed for allocating a budget for countering weapons of mass destruction operations. Estrada made the recommendation as the Senate approved the P265.98 billion proposed budget of the Department of National…
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(DAILY TRIBUNE) Senate commends Jesus is Lord Church on 46th founding anniversaryThe Senate unanimously adopted a resolution congratulating and commending the Jesus is Lord (JIL) Church Worldwide on its 46th founding anniversary, to be celebrated on 12 October 2024. The resolution was primarily sponsored by Senate President Chiz Escudero and co-sponsored by Senators Nancy Binay,…
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